Paul Henry Ramirez

Paul Henry Ramirez (born 1963 in El Paso, Texas, U.S.) is an American contemporary performer known for his biomorphic abstractionist paintings. As his figural based paintings evolved to augment geometrics, in 2010, Ramirez coined the term "biogeomorphic abstraction" to describe his own bold painting style, a combination of biomorphic and geometric forms. He as a consequence gained notability for his site-specific installations as his paintings began to go forward outside the confines of the canvas edges onto the walls of the gallery space. These site-specific installations gradually evolved to encompass the collective gallery space, creating a full environmental experience. Donald Kuspit, scholar and art critic, describes Ramirez as “an important new kind of abstract painter . . . an abstractionist playing subsequent to color and form to thrill-seeking imaginative effect.”